Kevonte Javon Smith, 28, of Pontiac, Michigan, was shot and killed on the afternoon of Saturday, April 11, 2026. Deputies found him at about 2:15 p.m. lying in a driveway in the 100 block of Crystal Lake Drive with a gunshot wound to his back; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said the suspect fled on foot.

Oakland County deputies used a K-9 unit and drones during an intensive search. A suspect was arrested about three hours later on Spokane Drive in Pontiac; officers recovered a weapon and clothing believed to have been used. Investigators said the victim and the suspect were acquainted.

The arrested man is identified as 36-year-old Jonathan Mack of Pontiac. He was arraigned in 50th District Court and is charged with first-degree murder, possessing a firearm by a prohibited person, discharging a firearm in or at a building, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was denied bond and remains in custody. A probable cause conference was scheduled for later in April, with a preliminary examination set for early May.

Did anyone in the Pontiac area know Kevonte Smith or see anything on Crystal Lake Drive that afternoon?